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The Scripps Mansion (originally called Moulton Manor) is a Norman/Tudor Revival style mansion located in Orion Township, Michigan. The buildings and surrounding land are known collectively as the William E. Scripps Estate. Since 1956, the property has been part of the campus of Guest House, a residential treatment center for Catholic clergy. [1]
Lake Orion (/ ˈ ɒr i ən / ORR-ee-ən) is a village in the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2010 census. [4] "Lake Orion" can refer to either the village or the much larger Orion Township, [citation needed] of which the village is a part.
The camp was previously owned and operated by the Boy Scouts of America, until 2014 at which point Orion Township took ownership. Civic Center Park is a 78.86 acre community park located on Joslyn Road north of Waldon Road with access from both roadways. Jesse Decker Park is the newest Orion Township community park constructed in 2009.
In 1872, the Detroit & Bay City Railroad was completed through Orion. This stimulated local businesses and gave an outlet to the local agricultural market, with Orion as a primary shipping hub. It also gave visitors from Detroit easy access to Lake Orion, setting up the area as a resort hub. Lake Orion became one of the most popular resorts in ...
The lake is located within the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township. It is the eighth largest lake by area in Oakland County, Michigan. The current area of the lake was formed by a collection of smaller lakes over time, beginning with the damming of Paint Creek in the 1830s. [3] Canals have also been dredged to maximize lake frontage.
Bald Mountain State Recreation Area is a 4,637-acre (1,877 ha) state park located near Lake Orion, Michigan off M-24. It consists of some of the most rugged terrain in southeastern Michigan. The recreation area is composed of a North Unit and a South Unit, which are not contiguous.
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495 East Scripps Road. Orion Township, Oakland, Michigan. ... Lake Orion High School is a public high school located in Orion Township, Michigan, United States.